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QUIET BALL

Students pass the beachball back and forth. If anyone talks or makes a noise, they have to sit down. Also if someone throws the ball so another person can’t possibly catch it, the person throwing has to sit down. If the ball is thrown so the person could catch it but doesn’t, the person catchingContinue reading “QUIET BALL”

FLINCH

Players stand in a circle with a student in the middle. The person in the middle tosses a beachball around the circle and occasionally “fakes” the people they are throwing the ball to. If the person “flinches” (acts like they are going to catch the ball when the ball has not been thrown) then they are outContinue reading “FLINCH”

BEACHBALL VOLLEYBALL

Students love to throw and hit things so beachball volleyball is always a hit. Break students up into two groups Place some type of line down the middle of the room Have a team on each side of the line Then have students get on their KNEES You will have some students who will try toContinue reading “BEACHBALL VOLLEYBALL”

DISCUSSION BALL

A great way to recap a lesson or to introduce new material to your class is by using a discussion ball. They make professional discussion balls with specific content questions on them, but I prefer to buy a $1.00 beach ball and take a list of labels and create 10 to 20 questions focused around my topic.Continue reading “DISCUSSION BALL”

PERSONALITY BALL

NEEDED: A Beach ball This is a great icebreaking activity that was created by a group of 7th grade students. Everyone stands in a circle and you throw the ball to each other. When you catch the ball you take your right hand and whatever color your hand is on you have to say yourContinue reading “PERSONALITY BALL”

BEACHBALL ABC’S

OBJECTIVE: This is a great activity to get participants of all ages talking about the content you are teaching. Whether you are using this as a pre-telling strategy where you are gauging your groups knowledge of a topic your getting ready to teach, or a retelling strategy where you are gauging what your group has justContinue reading “BEACHBALL ABC’S”

BEACH BALL KUDOS

A great activity for teams of all ages is the beach ball kudos activity. This is a very powerful activity that helps team members understand how important they are to each other. Have everyone get in a circle. Take a beach ball and as the leader start this activity off by throwing the ball toContinue reading “BEACH BALL KUDOS”